Fresh off of his tournament victory, Captain Antonio scored this excellent Rooster fish release.
Explorer WINS 2022 Ship of Fools Tournament
The 27-foot barroom brawler Explorer emerged victorious in the 2022 Ship of Fools Tournament.
Captain Antonio topped the leaderboard with 925 points, edging out the second place boat via the earliest-catch tiebreaker.
It was an excellent weekend as the FishingNosara team brought home 1st place hardware for the fourth time in the last five tournaments.
Texas anglers Rickie and Bonnie Crews fought bravely in the face of these sea monsters, and have added a most-unique prize to their trophy room.
We have always said the the Explorer proves that you don’t need a big boat to catch big fish in Costa Rica, but this victory shows that the pocket-sized dynamo can also best a field full of much larger and more powerful boats.
Also it cements Captain Antonio as a rising star in Garza. Longtime FishingNosara anglers know that Antonio worked his way up from panga driver to mate to Captain over the last few years.
“Captain Antonio showed a lot of hustle,” Mr. Crews pointed out after the event. “Always changing baits and moving to different spots was the key to our success today.”
The rest of the FishingNosara team dotted the Top 10 of scoreboard with the Discoverer in 4th place, Wanderer in 6th, and the Harvester in 7th. Also two of our boats brought home a little bacon due to Calcutta wins.
March 31, 2022
Steve Dziadul scored a sweet Sailfish release during his March 31 tournament warm-up trip on the Wanderer.
March 30, 2022
The Wanderer executed a sweet Blue Marlin release on March 30 with angler Adam Ibrahim’s group.
For the dinner table they iced this nice Yellowfin Tuna:
March 30, 2022
The Harvester found some tasty Yellowfin Tunas and Dorado offshore on March 30.
March 30, 2022
Matty and Bridget enlisted the Discoverer on March 30 for a fun day of blue water action.
An early Dorado got the decks bloody, and then a late-day Blue Marlin release put the battleship to the test.
Great work by Captain Carlos and Mate Kevin!
March 30, 2022
The Adventurer welcome two of our best and oldest friends for a fun trip on March 30. Danny Baker and ‘Coconut’ Harry Heinke piled up a big pile of Red Groupers with Captain David.
March 29, 2022
Aaron Lewis and Aly Owens scored a high-flying Dorado on March 29.
They also caught a rare treat…check out this humpback whale sighting near Garza:
March 27, 2022
Neptune Beach, FL angling legend Martin Cooper added to his legacy on March 27 with a beautiful Blue Marlin release.
Great work by the Explorer.
GONE FISHING
In anticipation of the 2022 Ship of Fools Tournament, the US Office has GONE FISHING and the blog will not be updated daily until the week of April 4.
However we will issue raw dispatches from the front lines of the battle @FishingNosara on all major social media platforms.
Also, here are the unsorted and untouched photos from the FishingNosara captains, March 26 – April 1:
